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Accommodation Types
HOTELS:
Hotel – A minimum of 6 bedrooms, but usually have 20+
Small Hotel – Up to 20 bedrooms and more personally run
Country House Hotel – Set in a rural or semi-rural location, hotel will have ample grounds or gardens. Emphasis on peace and quiet
Town House Hotel – In a city or town-centre location. Distinctive style. Max 50 guests. Room service available but dining facilities may vary.
Metro Hotel – City or town-centre location. Full hotel services but no dinner. Located within walking distance of a variety of places to eat
Budget Hotel – Part of a large branded hotel group, offering limited services. Budget Hotels are not awarded star ratings by accessing bodies.
Restaurant with Rooms – The main business is a licensed restaurant but with a small number of rooms. Breakfast is often included
Serviced Apartments – City or town-centre location. Offering hotel services such as daily cleaning and concierge but with a kitchen and lounge area more like a self-catering establishment.
GUEST ACCOMMODATION:
Guest Accommodation – Covers a wide range of establishments from one-room B&B’s to larger properties. Facilities and services available vary.
Bed & Breakfast – Sleeping up to 6 people, the owners welcome you into their home as a special guest
Guest House – Normally more than 3 rooms. Dinner is unlikely to be available or must be booked in advance. May be licensed.
Farmhouse – Bed & breakfast, sometimes dinner. Always on a farm.
Inn – Pubs with rooms, and many with restaurants as well.
SELF CATERING:
Self Catering – A wide variety of accommodation available from town-centre apartments to cosy country cottages, seaside villas to windmills. Bookings are mostly on a weekly basis but short breaks may be available.
Approved Caravan Holiday Homes – Let as individual self-catering units and located on farms or holiday parks. All facilities are contained within the caravan and all main services provided.
Chalets – Permanent buildings used as seasonal holiday accommodation, made mostly from timber.
Campus Accommodation – This includes all accommodation available through educational establishments, good for individuals, families or groups. Availability is mainly throughout the academic holidays; however, some universities provide accommodation all year round.
CAMPING & CARAVAN PARKS:
Camping Park – Sites only have pitches available for tents
Touring Park – Pitches available for caravan’s, motor homes or tents
Holiday Park – If you want to hire a caravan holiday home or are looking to buy a holiday home, holiday parks are the right choice. They range from small, rural sites to larger parks with added extras such as a pool or onsite shop.
Holiday Village – Comprise of a variety of accommodation types with the majority in custom-built rooms (e.g. chalets). A range of facilities, entertainment and activities are provided (these may, or may not, be included in the tariff).
Forest Holiday Village – A holiday village (see above) situated in a forest setting with conservation and sustainable tourism being key features.
HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION:
Hostel – Safe, budget-priced, short-term accommodation for individuals and groups. Visitors usually share a dormitory as well as lounge, bathroom and kitchen. In higher star-rated hostels sometimes have en suite bedrooms and may offer meals.
Group Hostel – Hostels that predominantly accept group bookings.
Activity Accommodation – Caters predominantly for groups and provides fully certified or licensed activities for visitors. May be self catering or fully licensed.
Backpacker – Similar to hostels, but tend to cater for younger, longer-term independent travellers rather than groups or families. Usually operate on a less rigid basis and offer 24-hour access to guests.
Bunkhouse – Similar style of accommodation to hostels but usually with more limited services and facilities. Often run on a self-catering basis.
Camping Barn – Often referred to as ‘stone tents’, camping barns provide very simple self catering accommodation and have the advantage of being spacious and dry.
RATINGS
Star ratings are internationally recognisable and give you a guide to the standard of quality for accommodation. Whether rated by VisitEngland, VisitScotland, VisitWales or the AA, these ratings give you information at a glance
Star ratings made simple
* No frills, basic facilities
** Well maintained with a good level of service
*** Friendly, very good quality and well presented
**** Excellent standards, high quality facilities and attentive service
***** Exceptional service and surroundings. An extra bit of luxury
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